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Millions making plans to leave Africa for Europe, U.S.- report

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2018 0

Nearly 1.5 million people have left sub-Saharan Africa for Europe and the United States since 2010, while millions more are making plans to follow in their footsteps, researchers said on Thursday. Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya were the biggest sources of migrants to Europe and the United States

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About 50 Nigerians rescued from the Mediterranean by Libyan coast guards

Ihesiulo Grace 12 March 2018 0

No fewer than 50 Nigerian migrants were among the hundreds of migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea over the weekend by Libya’s coastguard and international charity, Doctors Without Borders. The Nigerians were aboard a boat with 110 other migrants. They were rescued by Aquarius, a ship being operated by MSF, 21 miles from the coast […]

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Libya govt committed to evacuation migrants – Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 22 January 2018 0

…Says militia camps ask for money to free Nigerian migrants …Weak economy responsible for illegal migration – UK Envoy. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has stated that the government of Libya is providing all necessary assistance for the smooth evacuation of Nigerians who are trapped in several detention camps in Libya. Onyeama also […]

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Greener pastures: Libya returnees’ tales and repatriation debate

Ihesiulo Grace 13 January 2018 0

.We can’t blame government – Ubani .‘It’s the direct consequence of bad governance’ – Joe Odumakin .There is need for more awareness, says NAPTIP DG Trapped in the chasm of destitution, he was ready to put his life on the line to escape poverty’s dark cell. After weighing all the available options, David Onah, a […]

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Ugwuanyi receives Enugu returnees from Libya

Ihesiulo Grace 11 January 2018 0

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State Wednesday received 10 out of the eleven indigenes of the state who were among the 490 Nigerians that were recently repatriated from Libya. Addressing the returnees at the Government House, Enugu, Gov. Ugwuanyi thanked God for their safe return and also expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari and his […]

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Libya: 64 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean boat sinking, UN says

Ihesiulo Grace 9 January 2018 0

No fewer than 64 migrants, including a mother whose 3-year-old child desperately clung to her, are feared dead after a traffickers’ overcrowded rubber dinghy from Libya started sinking in the Mediterranean Sea, officials said Monday. The Italian coast guard rescued 86 people from the boat hours after it started sinking Saturday morning due to a […]

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FG commences final repatriate 5, 037 Nigerians stranded in Libya

Ihesiulo Grace 5 January 2018 0

A Federal Government delegation has concluded plans for the final repatriate about 5, 037 Nigerian stranded in Libya. The delegation which is led by the Hon Minister of Foreign Minister Affairs Geoffrey Onyema and comprising of the Director General of National Emergency Management Agency Engr Mustapha Maihaja and other heads of relevant agencies has arrived […]

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Clergyman commends Obaseki’s efforts at reintegrating Libya returnees

Ihesiulo Grace 1 January 2018 0

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has been commended for his administration’s efforts at resettling and reintegrating Libya returnees, who are indigenes of the state. The outgoing Chaplain, All Saints Chapel, University of Benin, Venerable Solomon Makun, gave the commendation at the 50th Birthday Thanksgiving Service of Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University

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Libya 2018 election: Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam to run for president

Ihesiulo Grace 23 December 2017 0

The 2018 presidential election is currently trending across the global circle as the son of former Libya’s president, Muammar Gaddafi may run for the country’s president next year. According to agency report, a spokesperson for the Gadaffi family said that Saif al-Islam Gadaffi, the son of the former Libyan leader will contest in the upcoming […]

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NEMA repatriates 1, 317 from Libya in 10 days – DG

Ihesiulo Grace 16 December 2017 0

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has disclosed that a total of 1,317 Nigerians have been repatriated from Libya in the last 10 days. The Director-General of NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Maihajja, made the disclosure while receiving a fresh batch of 116 Nigerians who arrived the country on Friday morning. The new set of returnees arrived […]

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Nigerian Libya returnees narrate harrowing experiences

Ihesiulo Grace 8 December 2017 0

Loveth Ekumabo, 25-year-old Libya returnee, has blamed her father’s incestuous behaviour for her decision to flee to Libya, at least, for safety from her father; also in search of greener pasture. The fate of Edo-born Ekumabo can best be likened to the character of King Odewale in Ola Rotimi’s “The gods are not to blame”, […]

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401 Nigerians repatriated from Libya in 2 days

Ihesiulo Grace 7 December 2017 0

The numbers of repatriated Nigerians from Libya have increased from 257 to 401, following the arrival of the first 144 Nigerians. The returnees arrived with Libya Airlines Aircraft between Tuesday and Wednesday. Of the 257 returnees, 65 were female, 179 male, seven children and six infants. Another batch of144 returnees had 39 female, 97 male, […]

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Libya: Over 2,778 Nigerians trapped in detained camps

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2017 0

*As FG opens emergency helpline numbers The federal government has disclosed that about 2,778 registered Nigerian are currently in accessible detention camps and ready for repatriation while many more are trapped in other camps manned by the opposition government which are inaccessible. This was disclosed by the Spokesperson, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr.

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Nigeria, Libya get exemption from OPEC production cut

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2017 0

The 173rd meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has ended in Vienna, Austria and extended its current production agreement entered with participating Non OPEC oil producers for another 9 months and the Declaration of Cooperation amended to take effect for the whole year of 2018 from January to December 2018. The […]

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Slave trade, rights violations: Libyan Govt orders probe

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2017 0

The government of Libya has ordered full investigation over the alleged human trade and human rights violations taking place in the country. The CNN had in a documentary exposed the establishment of human trade markets in Libya, saying that human beings were sold for mere $400 while others were subjected to various degrees of inhuman […]

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‘Fellow Nigerians abducted, sold us into slavery in Libya’ –Returnees

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2017 0

This emerged as more Nigerians are repatriated by the International Organisation for Migration with the backing of the European Union in an ongoing exercise that has seen 1,295 retrieved from Libya in November alone. Since the beginning of 2017, IOM-facilitated repatriation has brought back 5,578 Nigerian migrants, who were trapped in and outside prisons across […]

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25 Nigerians die in Sahara, 20 girls sold off, says Nigerian returnee from Libya

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2017 0

Nigerian returnee from Libya has revealed that 25 compatriots, ferried from Nigeria to Libya by a trafficker identified as Charles, perished in the Sahara Desert, in the course of the journey. The returnee, who identified himself as Alex Otoide, from Edo state, said seven members of the group also died inside a Libyan jail, according […]

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Why Nigeria must go to war with Libya over slave trade – Fani-Kayode

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2017 0

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Thursday asserted that the Libyans have given Nigeria reason to go to war with them. The former Minister made the assertion while sharing a photograph of some victims of alleged slave trade in Libya. He noted that the Libyans gave “us” reasons to go to war by enslaving and […]

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Stranded Nigerians in Libya will be brought home, Buhari assures

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2017 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that all Nigerians stranded in Libya and other parts of the world will be brought home and rehabilitated. Buhari gave the assurance on Tuesday night in Abidjan while addressed Nigerians in the Diaspora, vowed to reduce the number of Nigerians heading for Europe illegally through the Sahara Desert and the […]

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Libyan new airstrikes by US kills dozens Islamic state militants

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2017 0

The United States (U.S) has once again demonstrated its commitment to routing terror insurgents as its U.S. military has launched new airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Libya. The VOA, reports noted that Africa Command spokesperson Robyn Mack said the strikes occurred on November 17 and 19 near Fuqaha “in coordination with the Libyan Government […]